Sales device



March 17, 1931. I Q H, GLADE ET AL 1,796,287

SALES'DEVICE Filed Feb. s, 1929 v if WF/l fnf/@Lani fp/wv @25,9

Patented Mar.` 17, 1931 i ,univr-: se'm'tns PATENT'- oFFicE f Geo-nee if. @uns meeneem Grim, mi, oF omelie@ Immers p sm'liislmivioif Eppiieetitn mea Fary s, 1929.' seriai N'o; egese;

y rFhis' invention relates'tiotaisales andl a-dve-rti-sinrg device',andparticul'ai'ly to a device foi? stimulatingsales? It'has'ionone object toy provide a: mechanical? meansA for awarding peiiodicaflly a' bonus ytofai purchaser. Another object i-s toprovide' in connection ivithdsuch cle-vicev ai' visiblef means-forcalling attent-ion' to it and an audible means -for calling-` attention to it at the time that the bonus is awarded. Other objectswilll appear from; time totime in*` the' course oitT the specification and1 claims.-

Thel invention# istillust'ijated"V more or less diagrammatically iny the'` accompanying; drafwingsfwhereihf: Y

Figure 1i is= af side elevation of the device; Figure- 2' is aI verticalY crossA section taken1 generally onr line 2*-2 of *Figurel 11;"-

Fig'ure 3 is a transverse vertical coss sectiontake'n onl line 3-3 ofl Figuiie 2;:

` F igurei is afhori'zontalcross'sectionftakenV flashing,- mechanismof' ay light; connection. Its details are'not shown, as they Jform no particular part of the present invention. As a -rule a flashing` mechanism is thus used and This isnot aness'entia'l-part'of the invention, but is' generally used.

Ey is f av belly normally lof aconvenient type. Itis positioned on the member C, Gurrent isY supplied tio" it by wires E?, E25 'lfhe-vv'ire El is connected to a transformer E3 which may be Y grounded onV the-casing when 'thecas ing is made'of` metalgvvhich isi generally the* tact- Inembei E? `Which; is supported on an yinsulated,pant-E5'which is itsel-i'carried on a bracket E6 supported from the basesplate A. Supported also fromt'he bracket E6 is a sleeve F. In one end-the sleeve bears vagainst the-upstanding-part of the bracket'E6 and at its other end it hasl a-reduced--portion F1 and upongthi's reducedportionis movably mounteda ratchet F2; F3` isawasher or spacing, fing abutting' against the reduced portionl F1 ofthe sleevev F"i is a supporting' plate held in' position againstf the Washer-F3 by means ofl ascrew F5, FG is a lever' pivoted' upon the member vF4 extending outwardly through the slot VBF inthe plate B1 and having a keyl part F7 at its outer end.V Fsfis a ratchet pavvlgpivoted on thelever F6 and provided with a' ratchet engaging point F adapted yto, engage the ratchet F2. F10 is ,a spring 'fastenedat one end to the lever F6 and at its'other end to the parts G. It tends normally to hold the lever and itsa-ssociated paWl in anv upwardposition. as-shovvn in full lines in-.Figur'e 2; F11 is a spring fastened tothe bottom plate A and bearing against v Lv'ke'partsfa-re designatedfbyf likecharactersv A throughout the'specific'ation and'fdrawvings: A- is a-base'platef Bg: BY aresidefmembers or Walls. B1 `is a` wallgenerally'` similar tothe Wall-s 1B; exceptthat it is provided Wit-ha Slot- B2.' All the Wallsl B; B1' are/provided Wit-h openings B3 Within Whichrpiecesf o--f ,f:,fla`ss`- or other" transparent material?B?1 may, bepositioned. The teafnsparentpart 'B4 willy normally be ,adver-l tising mateniah-thatisto say;y it Willy nor'- mally have vup onl it'- adveitising mattei?. TheV same matterlmaybe displayeddna-,lltheivin dbwsl or different matter may lie-displayed in?y somefof' them: The glassfisnormally held in position by springclips B5 Which may be Ar emova-blyscrewed into position by screws Bi? Formed on the sidesB, B1 are lugs BT Whichreceive screws Bs'by Iheansiof which the side' Wafll-lnembers are fastened tothe base plate-A;v .v j

G, is a dividing 1 plate f located' Withinn the inclosure'l foii'md by the sidewalls and l'supeXcessive movement.A

G* isaspringcontact member mounted on'l the ratchet Fzand adapted, once during each rotation of the-ratchet, to Contact the con'- tact' member E4. When this occursY the bell circuit-is completed-through the ground and the bell-lwillfbeiung.. More than one conta'ctmember might be mounted'` on: the ratchet.;

freni! the Walls` 13,131',y and screwed' tol the lugs by? meansfof screvvs'CZ.4 Supported upon thememberC)v isy light base: orsocket D', Within which is removably'positioned'a'light D1; within twilight bag@ is? positioned? a y H311 are lamp connectionsand'H1 is a the light isantoina'tically flashed oil1 and-on. Y

Case. `Theother YWire'E2 isfastened; to a conLV the ratchet F2 to prevent4 over-running or i;

switch. It will be noticed that the lamp connections and wires are spliced to the lead wires IIL, H2 which are connected to the transformer.

I is a dome or cover for the casing. It may be of metal or any suitable substance, or it may be transparent or opaque. In particular, any part of the casing may be made transparent. This may be for advertising or other purposes. rlhe transparent Window B* may be made larger. The dome or cover I may be transparent and may be used for advertising purposes. In short, practically any part of the casing may be used for advertising purposes and practically any part of the casing may be made transparent.

It will be realized that ivh ilc we have shmvn and described an operahe device, many changes might be made in the size, shape, number, relation and distribution of parts Without departing materially from the spirit of our invention and ive wish our :howing to be considered in a large measure diagrammatic.

The use and operation of this invention are as follows:

The device is susceptible of many uses. One of the more important uses is in connection .vith the sales of articles. `When so used the device may be placed upon the cashier-s desk. The purchase having been made, the purchaser moves to the cashier-s desk With a check to be paid. Upon presentation of the check the purchaser depresses the lever once, causing the ratchet to advance one or more notches. The amount which the ratchet is advanced With each ldepression of the lever depends on the setting of the parts. Periodically the bell connection will be completed and the bell rung. When this happens a prize may be given to the purchaser, the purchaser may be free orany other bonus arrangement may be adopted.

Vhen the device is used as an advertising device in addition to its use as abonus .awarding machine, the advertising material isiiu some way mounted upon or formed in the device. It may be upon a transparent portion of the casing or it may merely be upon a nontransparent portion. It is sufficient where the device is intended to act as an advertising medium that some part of the device contain advertising material. lhen this is done, the device will of course serve as an advertisement. If a flashing light is used, that will serve additionally to call attention to the advertising. If the audible signal is used that will serve still further to call attention to the device carrying the advertising.

One effective form of advertising is to have the light flash constantly and to provide advertising on the Windows B4. Thus the device itself automatically attracts attention by reason of the flashing light and anyone looking at the device will have his attention called to the advertising upon it whether this be on the transparent window B4, the dome I or any other part of the device.

Since every purchaser ivill operate the machine in order to see Whether or not he is to get a bonus, he will of necessity lool: at the device and will have his attention called to the advertising upon it. In addition to this, Whenever the device gives an audible signal to indicate that a bonus has been paid to a purchaser, people in the neighborhood of the machine and elsewhere hearing the noise will turn to see who has gotten the bonus and therefore will have their attention called to the device itself. In this fashion, everyone purchasing articles in a store equipped 'with this bonus and advertising device will be compelled to look at the device at least once when he operates it and will also have his attention called to the device at other times by reason of the flashing light and the audible signal when a bonus is awarded to some other purchaser.

-We claim:

l. In combination in -a sales device, a customer operated signal, and means for operating said signal, including a manually opera-ted mechanism, said mechanism including a signal operating part and means for advancing it in a step by step movement, said signal operating part carrying means to operate the signal only occasionally when it is operated.

2. In combination in a sales device, a customer operated electric. signal, a Contact connecting mechanism for operating said signal, including a manually operated member, said mechanism provided with a contact member and means for moving it, said means shaped to complete the contact only occasionally in response to opera-tion of the manually operated member.

3. In combination in a sales device, an automatically operated visible signal and a customer operated electric audible signal, a contact connecting mechanism for operating said signal, including a manually operated member, said mechanism provided with a contact member and means for moving it each time said manually operated member is moved, said moving means shaped to complete the contact only occasionally.

4i. In combination in a sales device, means for giving an intermittent, automatically controlled, visible signal, and an occasional manually controlled audible signal, said means including an electric light and an automatic flashing mechanism therefor, and a bell and a manually controlled circuit mechanism therefor said last mentioned mechanism including a contact member, a carrier therefor, means for moving said carrier in a step by step movement, whereby the contact is periodically completed.

5. In combination in a sales device, a cuslll] SLU

toiner Controlled audible signaling mechanism, including an audible signal and means for occasionally operating it, said means including a manually controlled operating member adapted to be operated by the customer, said meansadapted to operate the audible signal only occasionally in response to such manual operationsaid last mentioned mechanism including a contact member, a.

carrier therefor, means for moving said carrier in a step by step movement, whereby the contact is periodically completed.

6. In combination with an advertising, device carrying visible advertising matter,

ymeans for calling attention to said advertising matter including a visible signal and a second signal, a mechanism Yfor operating said second signal adapted to be operated by each customer, said mechanism adapted to operate the second signal periodically ata predetermined time in its cycle of operation in response to said customer operation.

7. YIn combination with an advertising device carrying visible advertising matter, means for'calling attentionto said advertising matter including a visible signal and an audible signal, a mechanism for operating said second signal adapted to be operatedr by each customer, said mechanism adapted to` operate theaudible signal periodically at a predetermined time in itscycle of operation in response to said customer operation.`

ible signal, an audible electric Y signal and customer operated means for periodically operating said audible signal, vsaid means including a switch, an operating part for said switch and means for progressively moving said part in astep by step movement into and out of operating position to operate the switch.

12.7In combination in a sales device, a visible signal, an audible electric signal and customer operated means for periodically actuating said audible signal, said means including a carrier, a fixed contact member andV the contact member on said carrier, and customer operated means adapted to move said carrier, whereby, in response to the movement of the carrier, said movable contact is v Vprogressively moved toward said iXedcontact in afstep by step movement.

Signed at Chicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 6th day of February, 1929.

GEORGE H. GLADE. GEORGE H. GLADE, JR. y

8. In combination with an advertising device v carrying visiblev advertising matter, means for-callingattention to k'said advertising matter including a flashing visible signal anda second signal, aniechanism for operating said second signal adapted to be operated by each customer,` said mechanism adapted to operate the second signal periodically at a predetermined time in its cycle of operation in response to said customer 0peration. Y

9. In combination with an advertising device carrying visible advertising matter,

means for callinglattention to said advertisiugmatter-including a flashing visible signal andan audible signal, a mechanism for opy crating said second signal adapted to be operated by each customer, said mechanism adapted tooperate the audible signal periodically at a predetermined time inits cycle of operation in response to said customer op- Gli sivelybrought into and out of operating'position.

11. In combination in a sales device, a vis- 

